three of the six counties in our district are in Appalachia where WIC is a very important program. I am a strong supporter of WIC, and if I believed for 1 minute that this bill shortchanged the WIC Program, I would be supporting the Obey amendment. I think the facts indicate otherwise. The WIC Program is completely funded in this program. We need to vote ``no'' on this amendment.
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